Queen Elizabeth
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Queen formally approves law giving UK PM May power to trigger EU exit talks
Mar 16, 2017News Hour: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth on Thursday formally granted Prime Minister Theresa May the power to trigger exit talks with the European Union, approving legislation which passed through parliament late on Monday. The announcement, made in... -
UK’s queen unveils memorial dedicated to Britons involved in Iraq, Afghan wars
Mar 11, 2017News Hour: Queen Elizabeth unveiled a memorial on Thursday to British armed forces and civilians who served during recent wars in the Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq and their work “to bring peace and stability”. Nearly 700... -
Queen Elizabeth marks St David’s day with leek gifts
Mar 3, 2017News Hour: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth handed out leeks on Friday to Welsh soldiers at Lucknow Barracks in the southwest English county of Wiltshire to mark St David’s Day, which fell on Wednesday. The 90-year-old monarch addressed... -
Queen to unveil Britain’s new cyber security centre
Feb 14, 2017News Hour: Queen Elizabeth II will inaugurate Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre on Tuesday, spearheading the country’s efforts to combat a growing wave of cyber attacks notably from Russia, reports BSS. The 90-year-old monach is due... -
Queen Elizabeth almost shot by her own guardsman
Jan 5, 2017News Hour: The Queen Elizabeth II was once found strolling palace gardens at 3am by a guardsman, who told her: “Bloody hell, Your Majesty . I nearly shot you”, it has been claimed. According to an... -
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth misses Christmas church service due to ‘heavy cold’
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 90, missed a traditional Christmas church service on Sunday for the first time in decades due to a heavy cold, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said. Elizabeth, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch,... -
Queen Elizabeth stands down as All England Club patron
Dec 20, 2016News Hour: Queen Elizabeth has relinquished her role as patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC), home of the Wimbledon championships, after 64 years and will be replaced by The Duchess of Cambridge, a... -
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth unveils new portrait of herself
Nov 10, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth unveiled a new portrait of herself on Tuesday in London, painted by Irish artist Colin Davidson. The painting was commissioned by Co-operation Ireland, a charity set up to promote relations between... -
New pictures released as Britain’s Prince George marks third birthday
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Britain’s Prince George, the son of Prince William and his wife Kate, celebrated his third birthday on Friday with his father’s office releasing new photographs of the great grandson of Queen Elizabeth. George, the... -
Elizabeth’s dresses on show to mark 90th birthday
Jul 24, 2016News Hour: Queen Elizabeth’s wedding dress is on display at Buckingham Palace in a collection of her clothes that opened to the public on Saturday, part of celebrations of the 90th birthday of the world’s oldest...